| Philadelphia Phillies | 1 |
| Houston Astros | 2 |
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| 1974 Topps #47 Ruthven |
Daikin Park - Houston, TX
47-34, 2nd Place, 1/2 game behind the Mets
47-34, 2nd Place, 1/2 game behind the Mets
One Sentence Summary: Hunter Brown baffled Phillies' batters and the Astros nearly pulled off a shutout sweep in this deflating 2-1 loss.
What It Means: It's not going well. This game marked the mathematical half-way point of the season, and the only thing I'm confident about is the Phillies' starting pitching. Bryce Harper may return to the line-up as soon as Monday, but he'll be missing again for the upcoming weekend series against the Braves.
What Happened: Following Ranger Suarez and Zack Wheeler, Cristopher Sanchez was the latest Phillies pitcher to throw a gem and get rewarded with a no-decision. Sanchez struck out 11 in six innings, allowing a run on five hits. Max Lazar pitched a scoreless seventh, and Orion Kerkering allowed the winning run to score in the bottom of the eighth. After being shut out for the first 25 innings of this series, the Phillies pushed across a lone run in the top of the eighth. Bryson Stott walked, went to third on a Rafael Marchan single, and scored on a Brandon Marsh sacrifice fly.
Featured Card: Incredible note from @schmenk-bsky on Bluesky, showing this is the first time the Phillies have been swept in a three-game series while giving up only five runs. The Astros pulled off the shutout sweep back in August 1974, scoring seven runs to the Phillies' none. The final scores of those games - 1-0, 1-0, 5-0, and the losing pitchers were Dick Ruthven, Steve Carlton and Wayne Twitchell.
What It Means: It's not going well. This game marked the mathematical half-way point of the season, and the only thing I'm confident about is the Phillies' starting pitching. Bryce Harper may return to the line-up as soon as Monday, but he'll be missing again for the upcoming weekend series against the Braves.
What Happened: Following Ranger Suarez and Zack Wheeler, Cristopher Sanchez was the latest Phillies pitcher to throw a gem and get rewarded with a no-decision. Sanchez struck out 11 in six innings, allowing a run on five hits. Max Lazar pitched a scoreless seventh, and Orion Kerkering allowed the winning run to score in the bottom of the eighth. After being shut out for the first 25 innings of this series, the Phillies pushed across a lone run in the top of the eighth. Bryson Stott walked, went to third on a Rafael Marchan single, and scored on a Brandon Marsh sacrifice fly.
Featured Card: Incredible note from @schmenk-bsky on Bluesky, showing this is the first time the Phillies have been swept in a three-game series while giving up only five runs. The Astros pulled off the shutout sweep back in August 1974, scoring seven runs to the Phillies' none. The final scores of those games - 1-0, 1-0, 5-0, and the losing pitchers were Dick Ruthven, Steve Carlton and Wayne Twitchell.
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